Corn salad

Valerianella locusta

'Corn salad' is a plant in the Valerianella (Corn Salad) genus with a scientific name of Valerianella locusta.

This plant is grown for its small, medium-green leaves, which are usually eaten raw. It grows as a small rosette of dark green, flat leaves with insignificant veining. It grows wild in Europe and in parts of the US where it has escaped cultivation.

It is a flowering edible vegetable / herb that typically grows as an annual, which is defined as a plant that matures and completes its lifecycle over the course of a single year.

Corn salad normally grows to a forb habit with a max height of 5.85 inches (that's 15.0 cm metric). This plant tends to be ready for harvesting by mid autumn.

How to grow Corn salad

Full Sun

OR

Partial Sun

Medium

Has a tendency to bolt in warm conditions.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun / partial sun and remember to water moderately. Use Zone 5 - Zone 11 as your guideline for the appropriate climate for this plant. Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.6 and 7.5 as Corn salad likes to be in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil. Keep in mind when planting that Corn salad is thought of as half hardy, so although it can survive a small mild cold snap, it is wise to ensure that this plant is protected from frost damage.